I tried to explain the thread title, you appear to have misunderstood.
Forthrightness as you know is an Aspie trait. I don't think "beating about the bush" does any favours and will only contribute to the lack of autism awareness. Openness can lead to change.
It may well be, that the individual in question focused his reactions on anti-islamic etc. but that could be because the other inviduals involved had those views and roped him in, as you know, people with Asperger's are often gullible and frequently used by others. I can only speculate of course, I don't know the facts, but it is entirely possible.
Both articles do state he has Asperger's.
This isn't about linking autism to mass murder, that is why it needs discussion, it's about showing the painful and tragic effects that bullying can have. It's about getting bullying issues addressed. It's about giving us the chance to say that we acknowledge this is an extreme reaction, and we aren't all gun-toting extremists too.
I tried to explain the thread title, you appear to have misunderstood.
Forthrightness as you know is an Aspie trait. I don't think "beating about the bush" does any favours and will only contribute to the lack of autism awareness. Openness can lead to change.
It may well be, that the individual in question focused his reactions on anti-islamic etc. but that could be because the other inviduals involved had those views and roped him in, as you know, people with Asperger's are often gullible and frequently used by others. I can only speculate of course, I don't know the facts, but it is entirely possible.
Both articles do state he has Asperger's.
This isn't about linking autism to mass murder, that is why it needs discussion, it's about showing the painful and tragic effects that bullying can have. It's about getting bullying issues addressed. It's about giving us the chance to say that we acknowledge this is an extreme reaction, and we aren't all gun-toting extremists too.
